Barney and Friends - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Barney and Friends Wikis Advertisements Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics (Redirected to Barney & Friends article) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barney & Friends Barney & Friends season 3 logo Format Jeff Ayers (Baby Bop suit) Julie Johnson (Baby Bop voice) Patty Wirtz (B.J. voice) 248 (as of season thirteen) Production Original run April 6, 1992 – present Barney & Friends is an independent children's television show produced in the United States, aimed at very young children ages 1–8. The series, which first aired in 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys learning through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude. Contents Origin and development Barney & Friends season 1 title card Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas , Texas.

She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang , which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first 3 videos. Later, Barney was joined by the characters Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff. Although the original videos were only a modest success outside of Texas, Barney became a major success only when the character and format were revamped for the television series and were picked up by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), debuting as Barney & Friends in 1992. The series was produced by Lyrick Studios (bought by HIT Entertainment ) and Connecticut Public Television . For several years, the show was taped at the ColorDynamics Studios facility at Greenville Avenue & Bethany Drive in Allen , after which it moved to The Studios at Las Colinas in Dallas, Texas. Currently, the series is produced in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The TV series and videos are currently distributed by HiT Entertainment and Lionsgate , while the TV series has been produced by WNET since 2006.

Sheryl Leach left the show in 2002 after HIT Entertainment bought Lyrick Studios. Criticism Although the show has been criticized for its lack of educational value,[citation needed] Yale researchers Dorothy and Jerome Singer have concluded that episodes contain a great deal of age-appropriate educational material, calling the program a "model of what preschool television should be." [1] One specific criticism is: [H]is shows do not assist children in learning to deal with negative feelings and emotions. As one commentator puts it, the real danger from Barney is denial: the refusal to recognize the existence of unpleasant realities. For along with his steady diet of giggles and unconditional love, Barney offers our children a one-dimensional world where everyone must be happy and everything must be resolved right away. [2] It is ranked on TV Guide 's List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time at #50. [3] Cast Dinosaurs Barney the Dinosaur The protagonist is a purple and green Tyrannosaurus Rex in stuffed animal likeness, who comes to life through a child's imagination. His theme song is "Barney Is a Dinosaur," which is sung to the tune of " Yankee Doodle ".

Episodes frequently end with the song "I Love You", sung to the tune of " This Old Man ," which happens to be Barney's favorite song of all time[citation needed]. Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk. Baby Bop A three-year-old green triceratops , Baby Bop has been on the show since the 1991 video "Barney in Concert". She carries a yellow blanket, and sings the song "My Yellow Blankey" to show how much it means to her. She refers to herself as 3 years old. She likes to eat macaroni and cheese and pizza . She wears a pink bow and pink ballet slippers. She is B.J.'s little sister. B.J. A seven-year-old yellow protoceratops , B.J. has been on the show since September 27, 1993. His theme song is "B.J.'s Song". He wears a red baseball cap and red sneakers (as heard in the lyrics of his theme). He has lost his hat in the episode Hats Off to B.J.!

and sometimes says stuff to hide fears (like in the episode Barney's Halloween Party, he was shocked by the paper spiders and after learning they were fake, he said "I knew that, sort of."). Pickles are his favorite food and because of that, he actually has had them in different ways like pickles (also with pepperoni, peppers, pineapple and peanut butter) on a pizza (in the episode Barney's Adventure Bus). He is Baby Bop's older brother. Riff Referred as Cousin Riff by Baby Bop, he is an orange six-year-old hadrosaur , who is Baby Bop and B.J.'s cousin. He has been on the show since September 18, 2006. He wears green sneakers. His theme music is "I Hear Music Everywhere." Riff loves music and it's in almost everything he does. In the episode Barney – Let's Go to the Firehouse, it was revealed that Riff also likes to invent things; he created a four-sound smoke detector (the first three were different alarm sounds and the final one his own voice). He even likes marching bands and parades as much as Barney does.

Adults The adults on the show are usually one or two time guest actors who portray teachers, storytellers, or other characters. One-time guests Michael and Amy's mom in the early Barney and the Backyard Gang videos. Mr. Boyd Robert Sweatman His full name is Grady Boyd and has a niece named Colleen. First worked as a janitor in Seasons 3–6 and worked as a park keeper in Seasons 7 and 8. Like Stella, Mr. Boyd reappeared in the episode The Best of Barney, taking pictures in the park. He also took the latest picture in Barney's new photo album from Stella. Children Over the years, more than one hundred children have appeared as cast members on the show. Barney & Friends mostly get local talent which is in Texas. Some notable children who have appeared on Barney & Friends and in other Barney media include: Barney Live In New York City (1994) Airings Besides the United States, the TV show has aired in Canada, Mexico and Latin America, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan (On English-based DVDs under the name "Let's Play with Barney in English!

(バーニーと英語であそぼう！, Bānī to Eigo de asobô!?)" and on television as simply "Barney & Friends (バーニー&フレンズ, Bānī ando Furenzu!?)" ), the Philippines, Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. Two known co-productions of Barney & Friends have been produced outside of the US. The Israeli co-production (החברים של ברני Hachaverim shel Barney (The Friends of Barney)) produced from 1997–1999 in Tel Aviv , Israel , was the first of these. Rather than dubbing the American episodes from Seasons 1–3, the episodes are adapted with a unique set and exclusive child actors. The other co-production was one shot in South Korea from 2001–2003, airing on KBS (under the name "바니와 친구들" (Baniwa Chingudeul (Barney and Friends)). This one, however, adapted the first six seasons (including the first three that the Israel co-production did). It was done in a similar manner as the Israel production.

Music A majority of the albums of Barney and Friends feature Bob West 's voice as the voice of Barney, though the recent album The Land of Make-Believe (like every album starting with Start Singing with Barney) has Dean Wendt 's voice. Barney's famous song "I Love You" (as well as songs from Sesame Street and Metallica ) has been used by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to coerce the detainees. [4] See also i love you barney theme : définition de i love you barney theme et synonymes de i love you barney theme (anglais) Dinosaurs Barney the Dinosaur The protagonist is a purple and green Tyrannosaurus Rex in stuffed animal likeness, who comes to life through a child's imagination. His theme song is "Barney Is a Dinosaur," which is sung to the tune of " Yankee Doodle ". Episodes frequently end with the song "I Love You", sung to the tune of " This Old Man ," which happens to be Barney's favorite song of all time[citation needed].

Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk. Baby Bop A three year old green triceratops , Baby Bop has been on the show since the 1991 video "Barney in Concert". She carries a yellow blanket, and sings the song "My Yellow Blankey" to show how much it means to her. She refers to herself as 3 years old. She likes to eat macaroni and cheese and pizza . She wears a pink bow and pink ballet slippers. She is B.J.'s little sister. B.J. A seven year old yellow protoceratops , B.J. has been on the show since September 27, 1993. His theme song is "B.J.'s Song". He wears a red baseball cap and red sneakers (as heard in the lyrics of his theme). He has lost his hat in the episode Hats Off to B.J.!

and sometimes says stuff to hide fears (like in the episode Barney's Halloween Party, he was shocked by the paper spiders and after learning they were fake, he said "I knew that, sort of."). Pickles are his favorite food and because of that, he actually has had them in different ways like pickles (also with pepperoni, peppers, pineapple and peanut butter) on a pizza (in the episode Barney's Adventure Bus). He is Baby Bop's older brother. Riff Referred as Cousin Riff by Baby Bop, he is an orange six year old hadrosaur , who is Baby Bop and B.J.'s cousin. He has been on the show since September 18, 2006. He wears green sneakers. His theme music is "I Hear Music Everywhere." Riff loves music and it's in almost everything he does. In the episode Barney - Let's Go to the Firehouse, it was revealed that Riff also likes to invent things; he created a four-sound smoke detector (the first three were different alarm sounds and the final one his own voice). He even likes marching bands and parades as much as Barney does.

Adults The adults on the show are usually one or two time guest actors who portray teachers, storytellers, or other characters. One-time guests Michael and Amy's mom in the Barney and the Backyard Gang episodes. Mr. Boyd Robert Sweatman His full name is Grady Boyd and has a niece named Colleen. First worked as a janitor in Seasons 3-6 and worked as a park keeper in Seasons 7 and 8. Like Stella, Mr. Boyd reappeared in the episode The Best of Barney, taking pictures in the park. He also took the latest picture in Barney's new photo album from Stella. Children Over the years, more than one hundred children have appeared as cast members on the show. Barney & Friends mostly get local talent which is in Texas . Some notable children who have appeared in Barney & Friends include: Barney Live In New York City (1994) Airings Besides the United States, the TV show has aired in Canada, Mexico and Latin America, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan (On English-based DVDs under the name "Let's Play with Barney in English!

(バーニーと英語であそぼう！, Bānī to Eigo de asobô!?)" and on television as simply "Barney & Friends (バーニー&フレンズ, Bānī ando Furenzu!?)" ), the Philippines, Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. Two known co-productions of Barney & Friends have been produced outside of the US. The Israeli co-production (החברים של ברני Hachaverim shel Barney (The Friends of Barney)) produced from 1997-1999 in Tel Aviv , Israel , was the first of these. Rather than dubbing the American episodes from Seasons 1-3, the episodes are adapted with a unique set and exclusive child actors. The other co-production was one shot in South Korea from 2001-2003, airing on KBS (under the name "바니와 친구들" (Baniwa Chingudeul (Barney and Friends)). This one, however, adapted the first six seasons (including the first three that the Israel co-production did). It was done in a similar manner as the Israel production.

Music A majority of the albums of Barney and Friends feature Bob West 's voice as the voice of Barney, though the recent album The Land of Make-Believe (like every album starting with Start Singing with Barney) has Dean Wendt 's voice. Barney's famous song "I Love You" (as well as songs from Sesame Street and Metallica ) has been used by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to coerce the detainees. [4] See also Barney & Friends - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Barney & Friends NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

(December 2012) Carey Stinson (1994, 2002–2009) Josh Martin (1997; Barney suit) Julie Johnson (Baby Bop voice) Jeff Brooks (1993–2002) HDTV ( 1080i ) (2009–2010; 2017—present) Original release Original Series April 6, 1992 (1992-04-06) – September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) Website Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 1 to 8, created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment . It premiered on PBS Kids on April 6, 1992. This spin-off of Barney and the Backyard Gang features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.

[4] [5] [6] [7] Although it originally ended on September 18, 2009,[ citation needed ] reruns of the series were still shown on several PBS stations in following years. From 2005 until 2015, reruns aired on Sprout . A revival of the series is set for a 2017 PBS Kids launch. [8] [9] Contents 10 External links Origin and development Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas . [10] She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang , which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first three videos. [11] Barney was later joined by the characters "Baby Bop", "B.J.", and "Riff".[ citation needed ] One day in 1991, the daughter of Connecticut Public Television executive Larry Rifkin rented one of the videos and was mesmerized by it. Rifkin thought the concept could potentially be developed for PBS Kids .

Rifkin thought Barney had appeal because he wasn't nearly as neurotic as Big Bird . He pitched it to CPTV president Jerry Franklin , whose preschool son also fell in love with it. Franklin and Rifkin pitched the idea to all of their colleagues with preschoolers, and they all agreed that kids would love a potential Barney show. Franklin and Rifkin convinced Leach to let CPTV revamp the concept for television. [12] The show debuted as Barney & Friends in 1992. [13] The series was produced by CPTV and Lyrick Studios (later bought by HIT Entertainment ). [14] Although the show was a runaway hit, PBS initially opted not to provide funding beyond the initial 30-episode run. When CPTV executives learned this, they wrote letters to their fellow PBS member stations urging them to get PBS to reconsider. The Lyons Group, meanwhile, sent out notices through the Barney Fan Club, telling parents to write letters and make phone calls to their local PBS stations to show their support for Barney & Friends.

By the time of the yearly member stations' meeting, station executives across the country were up in arms over the prospect of one of their most popular shows being cancelled. Faced with an atmosphere that Rifkin later described as "like an insurrection," PBS ultimately relented. [12] For several years, the show was taped at the Color Dynamics Studios facility at Greenville Avenue & Bethany Drive in Allen, Texas , after which it moved to The Studios at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas , and then Carrollton , a suburb of Dallas. The TV series and videos are currently distributed by HIT Entertainment and Universal Studios , while the TV series was produced by WNET from 2006 to 2009, with the revived series being produced by Mattel and 9 Story Media Group . Sheryl Leach left the show in 1998, five years prior to HIT Entertainment buying Lyrick Studios.[ citation needed ] Episode format Opening sequence The series opens with the theme song (over clips from various episodes) and the title card before it dissolves into the school. The children are seen doing an activity, occasionally relating to the episode's topic.

The children imagine something and Barney comes to life from a plush doll, transforming into the "real" Barney, how he appears to the children while they're imagining. Main sequence Here, the main plot of the episode takes place. Barney and the children learn about the main topic of the episode, with Baby Bop, B.J., or Riff appearing during the episode and numerous songs themed relating to the subject featured in the series. The roles of Baby Bop, B.J., and Riff have grown larger in later seasons and later episodes venture outside of the school to other places within the neighborhood and to other countries around the world in Season 13. Closing sequence Barney concludes with "I Love You" before he dissolves back into his original stuffed form and winks to the audience. After the children discuss a bit about what they had learned, the sequence cuts to Barney Says where Barney, who is off-screen, narrates what he and his friends had done that day, along with still snapshots from the episode. Then Barney, himself, signs off before the credits roll. In Seasons 3-8, and 12, he later appeared on-screen by saying, "And remember, I love you," and waves goodbye.

Reception Although several people, including Yale University researchers Dorothy and Jerome Singer, have concluded that episodes contain a great deal of age-appropriate educational material, calling the program a "model of what preschool television should be", [15] the program has been criticized for a lack of educational value, as well as being repetitive in nature. [16] The show and its content is often cited as a contributing factor to the perceived sense of "entitlement" seen in the Millennial generation who grew up watching the show as children. [17] [18] One specific criticism is: "His shows do not assist children in learning to deal with negative feelings and emotions. As one commentator puts it, the real danger from Barney is 'denial: the refusal to recognize the existence of unpleasant realities. For along with his steady diet of giggles and unconditional love, Barney offers our children a one-dimensional world where everyone must be happy and everything must be resolved right away.'" [19] Barney & Friends ranked #50 on TV Guide 's 2002 list of the 50 worst TV shows of all time. [20] The show has also been parodied in many forms via Anti-Barney humor .

Characters and cast Dinosaurs Barney The main character is a purple and green Tyrannosaurus rex in stuffed animal likeness, who comes to life through a child's imagination. His theme song is "Barney Is a Dinosaur," which is sung to the tune of " Yankee Doodle ". Barney often quotes things as being "Super dee-duper". Episodes frequently end with the song "I Love You", sung to the tune of " This Old Man ", which happens to be one of Barney's favorite songs.[ citation needed ] Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk. He also loves marching bands and parades [ citation needed ]. He also has a slight northeastern accent. Baby Bop A three-year-old green Triceratops [ citation needed ]. Baby Bop has been on the show since July 29, 1991. She made her debut in the video "Barney in Concert". She wears a pink bow and pink ballet slippers , and carries a yellow security blanket . She sings the song "My Yellow Blankey" to show how much her security blanket means to her.

She likes to eat macaroni and cheese and pizza [ citation needed ]. She is B.J.'s little sister. B.J. A seven-year-old yellow Protoceratops [ citation needed ], B.J. has been on the show since September 27, 1993. He is Baby Bop's older brother. He sings the song "B.J.'s Song" about himself. He wears a red baseball cap and red sneakers. He lost his hat in the episode "Hats Off to B.J.!", and sometimes says things to hide his fears (for example, in the episode "Barney's Halloween Party", he was shocked by the paper spiders and after learning they were fake, he said "I knew that, sort of"). Pickles are his favorite food and he has tried them in various ways, such as on pizza. Riff An orange six-year-old[ citation needed ] Hadrosaur , who is Baby Bop and B.J.'s cousin. Riff has been on the show since September 6, 2006. He wears green sneakers . His theme music is "I Hear Music Everywhere." Riff loves music and it is in almost everything he does.

In the episode "Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse", it was revealed that Riff also likes to invent things; he created a four-sound smoke detector (the first three were different alarm sounds and the final one his own voice). He is shown to have an interest in marching bands and parades .[ citation needed ] Adults The adults on the show often appear as teachers, storytellers, or other characters. Multiple appearances Michael and Amy's mom in the first three Barney and the Backyard Gang videos. Mr. Boyd Robert Sweatman His full name is Grady Boyd and he has a niece named Colleen. He first worked as a janitor in Seasons 3 to 6 and as a park keeper in Seasons 7 and 8. He later reappeared in The Best of Barney. Colleen Claire Burdett Colleen is Mr. Boyd's niece, who comes to town for a visit and is introduced to Barney and the Children. She is a congenital amputee born without her right hand, as is her actress. She appeared in two episodes, "A New Friend!" and "A Perfectly Purple Day".

David Robert Hurtekant David is a boy in a wheelchair who appeared at the beginning of two episodes: "Falling for Autumn!" and "Shawn and the Beanstalk". Puppets A lot of puppets appeared in many seasons. The most notable puppets were: Scooter McNutty, a brown squirrel Miss Etta Kette, a purple bird Booker T. Bookworm, an orange worm who has interests in books Children Throughout the series' run, over 100 children have appeared in the series, with most of them from the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolis[ citation needed ].

Only a small portion of these actors have made notable appearances in media since their roles, including: Selena Gomez : played Gianna from Season 7 to Season 8 Demi Lovato : played Angela from Season 7 to Season 8 Madison Pettis : played Bridget in Season 10 Debby Ryan : played Debby in Season 10 Danielle Vega : played Kim from Season 3 to Season 6 Movies and specials Barney's Colorful World (2004) Airings Other than the United States, the series has aired in Canada, Mexico and Latin America, France, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia , Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan (on English-based DVDs under the name "Let's Play with Barney in English! (バーニーと英語であそぼう！, Bānī to Eigo de asobō! ? )" and on television as simply "Barney & Friends (バーニー&フレンズ, Bānī ando Furenzu! ? )" ), the Philippines , Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. Two known co-productions of Barney & Friends have been produced outside of the US.

The Israeli co-production ( Hebrew : החברים של ברני‎‎ Hachaverim shel Barney (The Friends of Barney) produced from 1997 to 1999 in Tel Aviv , Israel , was the first of these. Rather than dubbing the original American episodes from Seasons 1–3, the episodes are adapted with a unique set and exclusive child actors. [21] The other co-production was one shot in South Korea from 2001–2003, airing on KBS (under the name "바니와 친구들" (Baniwa Chingudeul (Barney and Friends))). This one, however, adapted the first six seasons (including the first three that the Israel co-production did). It was done in a similar manner as the Israel production. Music A majority of the albums of Barney & Friends feature Bob West 's voice as the voice of Barney; however, the recent album The Land of Make-Believe has Dean Wendt 's voice. Barney's song "I Love You" was one of those used by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay detention camp to coerce the detainees.

[22] The use of the theme song, as a means of inflicting psychological stress , on Iraqi prisoners-of-war , was examined by Jon Ronson in his 2004 book The Men Who Stare At Goats . See also Barney & Friends - Wikipedia Open main menu Barney & Friends This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2012) Carey Stinson (1994, 2002–2009) Josh Martin (1997) Barney suit) Dean Wendt (2002–2009; Barney voice) Jenny Dempsey (1992) Lauren Mayeux (2009; Baby Bop suit) Julie Johnson (Baby Bop voice) Kyle Nelson (2002–2009; B.J. suit) Patty Wirtz (B.J.

voice) April 6, 1992 (1992-04-06) – September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) Chronology Barney and the Backyard Gang Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 1 to 8, created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment . It premiered on PBS Kids on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude. [4] [5] [6] [7] It ended on September 18, 2009.[ citation needed ] Reruns of the series no longer air on PBS Kids ; From 2005 until 2015 reruns aired on Sprout . A revival of the series is set for a 2017 launch. [8] Origin and development Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas .

[9] She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang , which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first three videos. [10] Later, Barney was joined by the characters Baby Bop, B.J., and Riff. One day in 1991, the daughter of Connecticut Public Television executive Larry Rifkin rented one of the videos and was mesmerized by it. Rifkin thought the concept could potentially be developed for PBS . Rifkin thought Barney had appeal because he wasn't nearly as neurotic as Big Bird . He pitched it to CPTV president Jerry Franklin , whose preschool son also fell in love with it. Franklin and Rifkin pitched the idea to all of their colleagues with preschoolers, and they all agreed that kids would love a potential Barney show. Franklin and Rifkin convinced Leach to let CPTV revamp the concept for television. [11] The show debuted as Barney & Friends in 1992.

[12] The series was produced by CPTV and Lyrick Studios (bought by HIT Entertainment ). [13] Although the show was a runaway hit, PBS initially opted not to provide funding beyond the initial 30-episode run. When CPTV executives learned this, they wrote letters to their fellow PBS member stations urging them to get PBS to reconsider. The Lyons Group, meanwhile, sent out notices through the Barney Fan Club, telling parents to write letters and make phone calls to their local PBS stations to show their support for Barney & Friends. By the time of the yearly member stations' meeting, station executives across the country were up in arms over the prospect of one of their most popular shows being canceled. Faced with an atmosphere that Rifkin later described as "like an insurrection," PBS ultimately relented. [11] For several years, the show was taped at the Color Dynamics Studios facility at Greenville Avenue & Bethany Drive in Allen, Texas , after which it moved to The Studios at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas , and then Carrollton , a suburb of Dallas.

The TV series and videos are currently distributed by HIT Entertainment and Lionsgate , while the TV series was produced by WNET from 2006 to 2009. Sheryl Leach left the show in 1998 after HIT Entertainment bought Lyrick Studios. Episode format Opening sequence The series opens with the theme song (over clips from various episodes) and the title card before it dissolves into the school. The children are seen doing an activity, occasionally relating to the episode's topic. The children imagine something and Barney comes to life from a plush doll, transforming into the "real" Barney, how he appears to the children while they're imagining. Main sequence Here, the main plot of the episode takes place. Barney and the children learn about the main topic of the episode, with Baby Bop, B.J., or Riff appearing during the episode and numerous songs themed relating to the subject featured in the series. The roles of Baby Bop, B.J., and Riff have grown larger in later seasons and later episodes venture outside of the school to other places within the neighborhood and to other countries around the world in Season 13.

Closing sequence Barney concludes with "I Love You" before he dissolves back into his original stuffed form and winks to the audience. After the children discuss a bit about what they had learned, the sequence cuts to Barney Says where Barney, who is off-screen, narrates what he and his friends had done that day, along with still snapshots from the episode. Then Barney, himself, signs off before the credits roll. In Seasons 3-8, and 12, he later appeared on-screen by saying, "And remember, I love you," and waves goodbye. Criticism Although several people, including Yale University researchers Dorothy and Jerome Singer, have concluded that episodes contain a great deal of age-appropriate educational material, calling the program a "model of what preschool television should be", [14] the program has been criticized for a lack of educational value, as well as being repetitive in nature. [15] The show and its content is often cited as a contributing factor to the perceived sense of "entitlement" seen in the Millennial generation who grew up watching the show as children. [16] [17] One specific criticism is: "His shows do not assist children in learning to deal with negative feelings and emotions.

As one commentator puts it, the real danger from Barney is 'denial: the refusal to recognize the existence of unpleasant realities. For along with his steady diet of giggles and unconditional love, Barney offers our children a one-dimensional world where everyone must be happy and everything must be resolved right away.'" [18] Barney & Friends ranked #50 on TV Guide ‍‍ '​‍s 2002 list of the 50 worst TV shows of all time. [19] The show has also been parodied in many forms. (see Anti-Barney humor ) Characters and cast This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2015) A lot of puppets appeared in many seasons. The most notable puppets were: Scooter McNutty, a brown squirrel Miss Etta Kette, a purple bird Booker T. Bookworm, an orange worm who has interests in books Children Throughout the series' run, over 100 children have appeared in the series, with most of them from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex[ citation needed ].

Only a small portion of these actors have made notable appearances in media since their roles, including: Selena Gomez : played Gianna from Season 7 to Season 8 Demi Lovato : played Angela from Season 7 to Season 8 Tory Green : played Sarah in Barney's Colorful World Madison Pettis : played Bridget in Season 10 Debby Ryan : played Debby in Season 10 Danielle Vega : played Kim from Season 3 to Season 6 Movies and specials Barney's Colorful World (2004) Airings Other than the United States, the series has aired in Canada , Mexico and Latin America, France, Ireland , Italy , Malaysia , Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan (On English-based DVDs under the name "Let's Play with Barney in English! (バーニーと英語であそぼう！, Bānī to Eigo de asobō! ? )" and on television as simply "Barney & Friends (バーニー&フレンズ, Bānī ando Furenzu! ? )" ), the Philippines , Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. Two known co-productions of Barney & Friends have been produced outside of the US.

The Israeli co-production ( Hebrew : החברים של ברני‎ Hachaverim shel Barney (The Friends of Barney) produced from 1997 to 1999 in Tel Aviv , Israel , was the first of these. Rather than dubbing the original American episodes from Seasons 1–3, the episodes are adapted with a unique set and exclusive child actors. [20] The other co-production was one shot in South Korea from 2001–2003, airing on KBS (under the name "바니와 친구들" (Baniwa Chingudeul (Barney and Friends))). This one, however, adapted the first six seasons (including the first three that the Israel co-production did). It was done in a similar manner as the Israel production. Music A majority of the albums of Barney & Friends feature Bob West 's voice as the voice of Barney; however, the recent album The Land of Make-Believe has Dean Wendt 's voice. Barney's song "I Love You" was one of those used by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to coerce the detainees.

[21] The use of the theme song, as a means of inflicting psychological stress , on Iraqi prisoners-of-war , was examined by Jon Ronson in his 2004 book The Men Who Stare At Goats . See also Barney & Friends : Wikis (The Full Wiki) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barney & Friends Barney & Friends season 3 logo Format Jeff Ayers (Baby Bop suit) Julie Johnson (Baby Bop voice) Patty Wirtz (B.J. voice) 248 (as of season thirteen) Production Original run April 6, 1992 – present Barney & Friends is an independent children's television show produced in the United States, aimed at very young children ages 1–8. The series, which first aired in 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys learning through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude. Contents Origin and development Barney & Friends season 1 title card Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas , Texas.

She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang , which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first 3 videos. Later, Barney was joined by the characters Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff. Although the original videos were only a modest success outside of Texas, Barney became a major success only when the character and format were revamped for the television series and were picked up by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), debuting as Barney & Friends in 1992. The series was produced by Lyrick Studios (bought by HIT Entertainment ) and Connecticut Public Television . For several years, the show was taped at the ColorDynamics Studios facility at Greenville Avenue & Bethany Drive in Allen , after which it moved to The Studios at Las Colinas in Dallas, Texas. Currently, the series is produced in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The TV series and videos are currently distributed by HiT Entertainment and Lionsgate , while the TV series has been produced by WNET since 2006.

Sheryl Leach left the show in 2002 after HIT Entertainment bought Lyrick Studios. Criticism Although the show has been criticized for its lack of educational value,[citation needed] Yale researchers Dorothy and Jerome Singer have concluded that episodes contain a great deal of age-appropriate educational material, calling the program a "model of what preschool television should be." [1] One specific criticism is: [H]is shows do not assist children in learning to deal with negative feelings and emotions. As one commentator puts it, the real danger from Barney is denial: the refusal to recognize the existence of unpleasant realities. For along with his steady diet of giggles and unconditional love, Barney offers our children a one-dimensional world where everyone must be happy and everything must be resolved right away. [2] It is ranked on TV Guide 's List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time at #50. [3] Cast Dinosaurs Barney the Dinosaur The protagonist is a purple and green Tyrannosaurus Rex in stuffed animal likeness, who comes to life through a child's imagination. His theme song is "Barney Is a Dinosaur," which is sung to the tune of " Yankee Doodle ".

Episodes frequently end with the song "I Love You", sung to the tune of " This Old Man ," which happens to be Barney's favorite song of all time[citation needed]. Despite being a carnivorous type dinosaur, Barney likes many different foods such as fruits and vegetables, but his main favorite is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk. Baby Bop A three-year-old green triceratops , Baby Bop has been on the show since the 1991 video "Barney in Concert". She carries a yellow blanket, and sings the song "My Yellow Blankey" to show how much it means to her. She refers to herself as 3 years old. She likes to eat macaroni and cheese and pizza . She wears a pink bow and pink ballet slippers. She is B.J.'s little sister. B.J. A seven-year-old yellow protoceratops , B.J. has been on the show since September 27, 1993. His theme song is "B.J.'s Song". He wears a red baseball cap and red sneakers (as heard in the lyrics of his theme). He has lost his hat in the episode Hats Off to B.J.!

and sometimes says stuff to hide fears (like in the episode Barney's Halloween Party, he was shocked by the paper spiders and after learning they were fake, he said "I knew that, sort of."). Pickles are his favorite food and because of that, he actually has had them in different ways like pickles (also with pepperoni, peppers, pineapple and peanut butter) on a pizza (in the episode Barney's Adventure Bus). He is Baby Bop's older brother. Riff Referred as Cousin Riff by Baby Bop, he is an orange six-year-old hadrosaur , who is Baby Bop and B.J.'s cousin. He has been on the show since September 18, 2006. He wears green sneakers. His theme music is "I Hear Music Everywhere." Riff loves music and it's in almost everything he does. In the episode Barney – Let's Go to the Firehouse, it was revealed that Riff also likes to invent things; he created a four-sound smoke detector (the first three were different alarm sounds and the final one his own voice). He even likes marching bands and parades as much as Barney does.

Adults The adults on the show are usually one or two time guest actors who portray teachers, storytellers, or other characters. One-time guests Michael and Amy's mom in the early Barney and the Backyard Gang videos. Mr. Boyd Robert Sweatman His full name is Grady Boyd and has a niece named Colleen. First worked as a janitor in Seasons 3–6 and worked as a park keeper in Seasons 7 and 8. Like Stella, Mr. Boyd reappeared in the episode The Best of Barney, taking pictures in the park. He also took the latest picture in Barney's new photo album from Stella. Children Over the years, more than one hundred children have appeared as cast members on the show. Barney & Friends mostly get local talent which is in Texas. Some notable children who have appeared on Barney & Friends and in other Barney media include: Barney Live In New York City (1994) Airings Besides the United States, the TV show has aired in Canada, Mexico and Latin America, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan (On English-based DVDs under the name "Let's Play with Barney in English!

(バーニーと英語であそぼう！, Bānī to Eigo de asobô!?)" and on television as simply "Barney & Friends (バーニー&フレンズ, Bānī ando Furenzu!?)" ), the Philippines, Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. Two known co-productions of Barney & Friends have been produced outside of the US. The Israeli co-production (החברים של ברני Hachaverim shel Barney (The Friends of Barney)) produced from 1997–1999 in Tel Aviv , Israel , was the first of these. Rather than dubbing the American episodes from Seasons 1–3, the episodes are adapted with a unique set and exclusive child actors. The other co-production was one shot in South Korea from 2001–2003, airing on KBS (under the name "바니와 친구들" (Baniwa Chingudeul (Barney and Friends)). This one, however, adapted the first six seasons (including the first three that the Israel co-production did). It was done in a similar manner as the Israel production.

Music A majority of the albums of Barney and Friends feature Bob West 's voice as the voice of Barney, though the recent album The Land of Make-Believe (like every album starting with Start Singing with Barney) has Dean Wendt 's voice. Barney's famous song "I Love You" (as well as songs from Sesame Street and Metallica ) has been used by interrogators at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to coerce the detainees. [4] See also Dialogue Shawn: I like spaghetti and pizza, are they healthy foods? Michael: Well they can be, but to be healthy, you need to eat lots of different kinds of food. Luci: Sure, look here! Come here, Shawn! These are the four food groups, Bread & Cereal, Meats & Protein, Milk & Dairy, & Fruits and Vegetables. Barney: Oh boy! Just look at all the good things to eat. I think it would take a dinosaur to eat all of that. Luci: Breads & Cereals are things like bread, and cereal, and rice, and crackers. Meats & Protein are things like Meat, and fish, and eggs, and peanut butter.

Milks & Dairy are things like, milk, and butter, and cheese, ice cream, and yogurt. And there are lots of fruits and vegetables like apples, oranges, bananas, carrots, cauliflower, celery, and lots more. Barney: Yummy, yummy veggies! Michael: So a healthy meal could be.... Uh, some bread, uh, a little bit of peanut butter, uh, a piece of cheese, and uh, some celery sticks! Barney: Oh-ho. I'd like a meal like that. Shawn: Four kinds of foods make one healthy body. But what will happen if someone only ate one kind of food forever and ever? Luci: Oh you wouldn't wanna do that. Something strange might happen. Barney: Oh. Like what? Luci: I'll tell you. There once was a boy who would only eat noodles. Oodles, and oodles, and oodles of noodles. And unless mom served him, he'd go boo-hoo-hoodles. Until she would fill up his plate. Yes unless he got noodles he get him mad noodles. And wiggle and whine and act terribly ruddles. He wouldn't eat salad or meatballs or froodles.

He thought those were things that could wait. But then one dark day after eating his noodles, not carrots, and oranges, and such healthy froodles, that little boy turned into a noodle. And let that be a lesson to him, me, and youdle. Shawn: That couldn't really happen could it? Luci: No Shawn, that was just story. But it wouldn't be a bad idea to remember all four food groups in every meal. Quotes about Barney & Friends I was always looking for products and programs that I felt good about and that would entertain my young son and hold his attention, because very few things would hold his attention. ... I started noticing what worked with him and what didn’t – the characters, music, pacing and so on — and I came up with a formula in my mind of what was needed in order to work with preschoolers. Reverend Joseph Chambers in Barney, "The Purple Messiah" (1993-1994) The idea of a seance is at the forefront of almost every "Barney" program. On one show Mother Goose talks to the children from one of her books.

Led by Barney, the children commune with Mother Goose and conduct a seance to bring her to them. As they sing and dance their little ditty she — poof! — appears in their presence. The Bible calls that necromancy and says a person who participates in such behavior is an abomination unto the Lord. This kind of occult activity fills the "Barney" material. Conjuring someone up is certainly not kids' play! Reverend Joseph Chambers in Barney, "The Purple Messiah" (1993) Barney, the harmless, ever-so-lovable purple dinosaur who is the star of the highest-rated public TV show for children in the United States, Barney and Friends, becomes a fierce object of hate. A Barney lookalike was viciously attacked in a Texas shopping mall, and an "I Hate Barney Secret Society" has formed, turning Barney's "I Love You, You Love Me" theme song into "I Hate You, You Hate Me, Let's Go Out and Kill Barney!" ... Barney and Friends was envisioned as a toddler show. It was created in the late 1987 by Sheryl Leach , a young mother who wanted a simple program that would entertain her pre-school children. ...

Kindergarteners often do still like Barney, but by grade school, most children have learned to disdain him. ... How one wields Barney (whether one "loves" him or "hates" him) is akin to riding a merry-go-round: one does it differently at different ages. Laura Desfor Edles in Cultural Sociology in Practice (2002) Ch. 3 : The Media and Popular Culture, p. 100 Barney and Friends is known for drawing the adoration of preschool viewers and the occasional joke or rolling of the eyes from parents and other adults due to its saccharin sweet content. Media and the American Child : Learning the Hard Way (2007) by George Comstock and Erica Scharrer, p. 133 External links

Question: What long running PBS staple features a purple, anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus Rex known for his "I love you" song?
Answer: Barney and Friends